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US Senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings

US senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings | US news | The Guardian
I can't honestly believe in 2015 this data isn't tracked, somewhere by someone within our government.
How about not just tracking killing but anything else, reported abuses, assaults, etc. and make it visible to everyone?
Everyone should know about the criminals under police uniform.
That's necessary IMHO. It is even a little bit late, do not you think so?

Re: US Senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings

Originally Posted by Charles Midney

US senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings | US news | The Guardian
I can't honestly believe in 2015 this data isn't tracked, somewhere by someone within our government.
How about not just tracking killing but anything else, reported abuses, assaults, etc. and make it visible to everyone?
Everyone should know about the criminals under police uniform.
That's necessary IMHO. It is even a little bit late, do not you think so?

How about leaving it up to the states to decide? That's the way this country is supposed to operate. If the feds want to track it then have them coordinate with the states or simply add it to the UCR system.

Re: US Senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings

Originally Posted by Charles Midney

US senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings | US news | The Guardian
I can't honestly believe in 2015 this data isn't tracked, somewhere by someone within our government.
How about not just tracking killing but anything else, reported abuses, assaults, etc. and make it visible to everyone?
Everyone should know about the criminals under police uniform.
That's necessary IMHO. It is even a little bit late, do not you think so?

Re: US Senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings

Originally Posted by Lutherf

How about leaving it up to the states to decide? That's the way this country is supposed to operate. If the feds want to track it then have them coordinate with the states or simply add it to the UCR system.

Ah yes, the states. And then when Governer Asshole McGunhumper from ****ing Montana or someplace decides not to count them, we can pretend there's no problem.

Leaving it up to the states hasn't worked so far, if we don't know the answer to as simple a question as "how many people are the cops killing in a given year."

Re: US Senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings

Originally Posted by Lutherf

How about leaving it up to the states to decide? That's the way this country is supposed to operate. If the feds want to track it then have them coordinate with the states or simply add it to the UCR system.

It used to supposed to operate. Now when the war is thugs against the police it's important for the government to see where the anti-police hate is on the top. Other words, they get prepared for riots.

Re: US Senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings

Originally Posted by Lutherf

If the police don't report it then a citizen's committee certainly can if they choose to do so or they can elect officials who do report such things.

We tried that in a post-slavery era and during the Civil Rights era and nothing came of "honest reporting by citizen's groups" until such underhanded activity became public knowledge on a national scale. Then and only then were corrupt law enforcement officials brought to justice and changes in policing procedures began to take affect.

Frankly, I'm surprised such reporting wasn't already being done. Law enforcement officials already have to report civilian crimes and the appropriate demographics to the feds. You'd think reporting crimes and abuses committed by law enforcement upon the citizenry would be a no-brainer.

Re: US Senators call for mandatory reporting of police killings

Originally Posted by Lutherf

How about leaving it up to the states to decide? That's the way this country is supposed to operate. If the feds want to track it then have them coordinate with the states or simply add it to the UCR system.

... The day that these police departments are entirely dependent on state budgets, they can let their states decide. Isn't that how it works for everyone else?

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